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‘VatiLeaks’ trial will be landmark event for Vatican tribunal

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For the Vatican's criminal court, the trial of Paolo Gabriele and Claudio Sciarpelletti for their alleged part in leaking papal...

Bishop ordains Franciscan to priesthood

Twenty-five years to the day that Pope John Paul II prayed inside St. Mary’s Basilica came another historical moment: the first time that Bishop...

Deacon candidates advance

Eight men took another step toward holy orders in the Phoenix Diocese, their wives and family at their side. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted installed the...

Human Freedom; Part two: Education for freedom

“It is not enough to say ‘I am free’,” Blessed John Paul II was accustomed to say, “One needs also to say ‘I am...

Government vs. our consciences

writing my essay Americans have produced a nation unlike any other on the planet. We donate more time and money to charitable causes than any...

Family Research Council shooter charged with assault, intent to kill

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The shooter brought 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches and a 9mm pistol with him to the Family Research Council headquarters in Washington Aug....

Tortured lives: Arizona executes fifth death row inmate this year

FLORENCE, Ariz. — Kevin Swaney’s family had waited for this day for nearly 25 years. One of the men who brutally killed their son and brother would be put to death — so long as he wasn’t given clemency.

Can organ-harvesters be Number One?

Despite some hiccups caused by the sorry state of the world economy, China is still The Future for many global analysts. Thomas Friedman of...

Human Freedom; Part one: Free with the help of God

“Give me liberty or give me death,” Patrick Henry’s famous cry, at our nation’s birth, continues to stir hearts today; the struggle for freedom is no less urgent now, as evidenced in rallies and fortnights throughout our country protesting against the HHS mandates and other threats to religious liberty.

Opposed to the death penalty

The loss of a loved one to murder is unfathomable. When life is unjustly ripped away, it tears at the fabric of communities, instills fear and anger, and irrevocably alters the foundation of the family left behind in mourning.